Eastern Sierra Unified School District

What Eastern Sierra Unified School District does

Eastern Sierra Unified School District (ESUSD) is a public K-12 school district operating under California Department of Education oversight, serving approximately 350 students from transitional kindergarten through 12th grade across four communities (Bridgeport, Coleville, Lee Vining, and Benton) spread over more than 100 miles in Mono County, California. The district runs six school sites — Antelope Elementary, Coleville High, Bridgeport Elementary, Lee Vining Elementary, Lee Vining High, and Edna Beaman Elementary — under a five-member elected Board of Trustees with Superintendent Heidi Torix leading administration. The district's product offering is a comprehensive public education portfolio including core academics, Career Technical Education (CTE) in engineering, agricultural science, automotive technology, and skilled trades, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), After School Education and Safety (ASES) and Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP), special education (SELPA), online counseling, food services, and transportation. A proposed $6 million bond measure is targeted for the November 2026 ballot to fund CTE facilities and school safety upgrades.

ESUSD's technology stack is built on commodity K-12 ed-tech: Aeries Student Information System integrated with Classlink single sign-on (nightly roster sync), Edlio-powered websites, Microsoft Office 365 for staff productivity, Google Classroom for instruction, Zoom for counseling and board meetings, Simbli eBoardSolutions for governance documentation, and ParentGuidance.org for SEL resources. December 2024 saw the launch of new district and school websites alongside the Classlink integration, representing the most recent digital modernization. The district's revenue model is non-commercial: it receives funding through California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), local property taxes, and state/federal grants, and provides tuition-free public education to all in-catchment students. The district's go-to-market is essentially "community-led" — services are delivered directly to local families through physical school sites, with no external marketing beyond the Edlio website, Facebook pages, and Aeries Parent Portal for parent communication.

Name

Eastern Sierra Unified School District

Legal name

Eastern Sierra Unified School District

Website

https://esusd.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Eastern Sierra Unified School District is a public K-12 school district serving approximately 350 TK-12 students across six schools in four Mono County, California communities. It is funded through California's LCFF formula, local property taxes, and state/federal grants, and offers core academics plus CTE, SEL, and expanded learning programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• School district services
• Career technical education
• Social emotional learning
• Special education services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridgeport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Public school district funded primarily through state per-pupil funding, local property taxes, and various state/federal grants including LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Eastern Sierra Unified School District delivers publicly funded TK/kindergarten through 12th grade education to approximately 350 students across four communities spanning 100 miles in Mono County, California, operating six school sites. The district's core services include standard K-12 academics, Career Technical Education pathways in engineering, agricultural science, automotive technology and skilled trades, Social Emotional Learning programs, after-school enrichment (ASES and ELOP), special education and homeless education support (SELPA), online counseling, food services, and student transportation, all provided at no tuition to families.

Product overview

Eastern Sierra Unified School District operates as a unified TK/kindergarten through 12th grade public school district serving approximately 350 students across four communities spread over 100 miles in Mono County, California. The district provides core educational services through six schools including Antelope Elementary, Bridgeport Elementary, Coleville High, Lee Vining Elementary, Lee Vining High, and Edna Beaman Elementary. The district's portfolio includes Career Technical Education (CTE) programs, Social Emotional Learning (SEL) initiatives, after school programs (ASES and ELOP), special education services (SELPA), online counseling, food services, and transportation. A proposed $6 million bond measure planned for November 2026 would fund CTE facility upgrades at high schools and school safety improvements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ASES (After School Elementary School): After school elementary school program providing extended learning opportunities for students
• ELOP (Expanded Learning Opportunities Program)
• CTE (Career Technical Education)
• SEL (Social Emotional Learning)

Products and services

• K-12 Education Services Comprehensive tuition-free TK-12 educational programs delivered through six school sites — Antelope Elementary, Bridgeport Elementary, Lee Vining Elementary, Edna Beaman Elementary, Coleville High School, and Lee Vining High School — for students residing in the Eastern Sierra region.
• Career Technical Education (CTE) Vocational pathways designed to prepare high school students for in-demand local careers in engineering, agricultural science, automotive technology, and skilled trades including culinary, welding, and carpentry.
• Social Emotional Learning (SEL) District-wide social emotional learning program structured around monthly themes such as creativity, perseverance, recognition, community, gratitude, and personal best, complemented by parental guidance coaching resources.
• ASES After School Elementary School After School Education and Safety program providing enrichment activities for elementary school students outside of regular school hours.
• ELOP Expanded Learning Opportunities Program Expanded Learning Opportunities Program offering after-school and intersession enrichment opportunities for students across the district.
• Homeless Education and SELPA Services Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) services for students with disabilities, combined with support services for homeless students and their families.
• Online Counseling Virtual counseling appointments delivered through Zoom by the district counselor, bookable online by parents and students for school-based mental health support.
• LCAP Local Control and Accountability Plan Three-year strategic plan documenting district goals, actions, services, and expenditures aligned with state and local priorities to support positive student outcomes.
• Food Services School meal programs providing breakfast and lunch to ESUSD students at each school site, with monthly menus published online.
• Transportation Services Bus transportation services connecting students across the district's four communities spanning more than 100 miles in Mono County.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students prepared for college and careers through rigorous academics and CTE programs

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ClasslinkcoreTechnology or IntegrationClasslink integrates ESUSD curriculums via Aeries SIS. Aeries syncs to Classlink nightly to ensure all rostering is done correctly. Classlink has been a huge milestone for integrating ESUSD's curriculums with ease.
• AeriescoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent Information System (SIS) used for enrollment, grades, attendance, and student records. Provides nightly syncing to Classlink for curriculum integration.
• Mono County Office of Education (MCOE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty-level education authority that ESUSD works with for district oversight, resources, and coordination.
• NorthStar CounselingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounseling partner providing mental health and counseling services to students.
• California State LibrarycoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides digital learning resources including Encyclopaedia Britannica, ProQuest research databases, and TeachingBooks to all California students.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Mono County Office of Education: County-level education authority that oversees ESUSD and provides shared services (per the data, ESUSD works directly with MCOE for oversight and resources); included as the governance/ecosystem peer rather than a competitor.
• California Department of Education: State-level regulator and primary funder (LCFF) for all California public K-12 districts including ESUSD; relevant as the upstream authority governing ESUSD's funding and compliance.

Regional players

• Sierra Unified School District: Public K-12 unified district serving the neighboring Sierra foothills in eastern Madera/Fresno counties, California; comparable in rural geography, multi-community service area, and small-district operating model.
• Mammoth Unified School District: Twin unified K-12 public school district also serving a small, geographically isolated Eastern Sierra / Mono County area, making it the closest comparable California mountain-rural district in scale and mission.
• Bishop Union High School District: Public high school district serving Bishop and surrounding Inyo/Mono County communities; directly comparable as a small California rural high school provider with overlapping regional recruitment area.

Direct peers

• Round Valley Unified School District: Unified K-12 public district serving a small, rural, geographically dispersed mountain community in Northern California; comparable on every dimension — scale, multi-school structure, funding model, and rural operating constraints.
• Alpine County Unified School District: Tiny California unified K-12 district serving a sparsely populated mountain county; nearly identical scale (~few hundred students) and rural-mountain operating profile to ESUSD.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ESUSD.BES

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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